As put by Senior Sergeant Mark Kirkwood of West Coast Police:
A woman has been found deceased over the weekend after failing to return from a tramping expedition.
Police were called to the Fox River about 6am on Saturday 1 November after the 27-year-old woman was reported overdue from her tramp, having left on Thursday.
Her vehicle was located at the Fox River car park.
Police Search and Rescue conducted a search of the area, along with a helicopter, a Land Search and Rescue dog team and local Surf Life Saving.
She was sighted nearby by a Police Search and Rescue member.
Work is ongoing to formally identify her, and her death will be referred to the Coroner.
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